I. ˈher-iŋ-ˌbōn, ˈhe-riŋ- noun
Usage: often attributive
Date: 1659
1. : a pattern made up of rows of parallel lines which in any two adjacent rows slope in opposite directions
2.
a. : a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern ; also : a suit made of this fabric
b. : a herringbone arrangement (as of materials or parts)
3. : a method in skiing of ascending a slope by herringboning
[
herringbone 1
]
II. verb
Date: 1787
transitive verb
1. : to produce a herringbone pattern on
2. : to arrange in a herringbone pattern
intransitive verb
1. : to produce a herringbone pattern
2. : to ascend a slope by toeing out on skis and placing the weight on the inner side